Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-12

on the breaksllLen is an original one,
no copyist, good writer, and gener-
Gus to a fault"
The first time we ever saw our now
afflicted old friend, Timothy Dwight
Leonard, was in 1911. He was driving
a large express wagon drawn by
splendid span Of horses. He was an
excellent driver and knew how to
show his team to advantage. He was
an auctioneer hereabouts for many
years, and no man ever made larger or
better sales of real estate about here
than he. Up to the day he was strick-
en- with paralysis no man, OF our ac-
quaintance, ever displayed more in
domitable energy. He is now num-
bered among our Oldest citizens. His
many good traits of head and heart,
have gained forlhim a host OF friends.
He is one of the few men who would
go out of his way to do kindness for
an enemy who needed assistance. If
he has to remain an invalid the re-
mainder OF his time we hope he may
not suffer pain or want.
Rev. J. w. Lupton, the efficient and
popular pastor of the Presbyterian
church, preached his first sermon
here, after his appointment as pastor,
on Sunday, Sept. 9Th, 1879. He wears
well; his people, and the community
generally, appreciate him more the
longer he stays in our midst.
The first rector of Trinity church,
in this city, we ever knew was DIR.
Muller, in 1888. We attended Sabbath
school there then. He was an exceed
ingly kind man to children, and all
the pupils loved him. He overheard
a very small boy say one Sunday morn
ing, that he saw an old, long legged
crane the day before. "You should
not say thing is old unless you know
it to be so" said the Doctor, ''how
did you know it to be old? ?" BE
cause" said the little boy, "his head
was gray" The little fellow thought
he turned the Doctor down very
badly.
Rev. A. r. Erwin, was once the
station minister of the Methodist
church, and for sometime President Of
/ GAINESVILLE Female Academy. He ex.
| celled in both positions. He had but
1 few equals as brilliant pulpit orator
, We will never forget an expression o
D his, at one time when he was discuss
: ing the subject of death bed repentance
g Whilst he believed, as most Methods
g do, that a change OF heart is not impos
d slble at any time or under any circum
d stances, yet he was opposed to puttnj
off this important matter to the las
g moment. He said, at is strange to M
l. how any one can live to mature year
IS and on to old age, in sin and folly, an,
then give the remnant of their days il
e return for work of grace in thei
hearts" 1t seemed to him, he sale
n "like burning LIES candle to tn
: socket and then blowing the sniff il
e. Gods face"
g The ashes of this noble man now Ii
g entombed in the beautiful cemetery q
s Huntsville, Ala, with those of Rev.
g w. Randle. They loved and lahore
n together in life and in death the
d sleep side by side.
1t Stewart College, so called in homo
r. of the late Prof. w. M. Stewart, We
rs founded in about 1852. 1t is now tn
IL Southwestern Presbyterian Universit
r and is an honor to our land.
Y. The GAINESVILLE Female Academ
~ was established in 1910. Its first Pre-
a. ident was Rev. DIR. J. E. Douglas
er 1t has been presided over successivel
I'd since by Rev. A. r. Erwin, DIR. A. ]
~ Hamilton, Rev. DR.. Joseph B. Yves
y Rev. DR.. ]. M. Wright and James ]
lg Plummer. OF this list, only Drs. We
k and Wright survive. j. A. GRANT.